How to Leach Potassium From Potatoes

Step-by-Step Guide on How to Leach Potassium from Potatoes

Did you know you can leach out or reduce the potassium in foods like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and yams by about 50% by double boiling? Learn how to leach potassium from potatoes in our step-by-step guide below.

Equipment

  • 1 Stockpot
  • 1 Strainer
  • 1 Peeler
  • 1 Knife

Materials

  • Potatoes
  • Water

Instructions

  • Peel the potatoes and slice them into small quarter-inch pieces.
    Photo of Peeled and Quartered Potatoes
  • Rinse the vegetables thoroughly.
    Photo of Rinsing Quartered Potatoes
  • Fill a pot with water and add potatoes (2:1 ratio/water: potatoes). Bring the pot of water to a boil, then drain the water off and rinse the potatoes again.
    Boiling Potatoes
  • Fill the pot again with water (2:1 ratio), and boil until soft but integrity is retained.
  • Drain the potatoes and prepare as desired.
    Straining Potatoes

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Post-transplant life will never be the same, and neither will his diet. So, combining his diagnosis of IGAN with his degree in culinary arts and nutrition, he created Cukebook.org. Cukebook is a website that documents recipes, guides, tools, and resources designed to help people fighting chronic kidney disease.

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